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Why were the English so nice and forgiving?
posted by Mrs.peacockSTAFFMOD on November 23, 2018 at 6:38 PM
When Clark firsts starts driving after they arrived in England he ran into two different cars and then the bike rider. All three of them acted very nice , overly so, about the accidents. One even saying I should be thanking you! Was this some joke or reference I completely missed? Every time I watch the movie I try to figure it out with no luck. Why are they so overly friendly in these situations?
Reply by tmdb43737777
on November 23, 2018 at 7:53 PM
Its a commonly held belief from Americans that the British are always nice and polite. Like a lot of the film, it plays on national stereotypical traits (the scene with the surly French waiter) though how true it actually is would be anyone's guess